Mitigating Overweight Freight: GIS Data Analysis and Widget Development for NCSU-ITRE

The Argis Solutions' GIS consulting team has lent its expertise in a number of different ways in association with the Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) of North Carolina State University. The team created analysis and visualization tools for the NC Vision Zero program. The federal Vision Zero project aims to lower highway deaths to zero.

Our consultants provided support for the Size and Weights Department as they manage overweight freight on North Carolina highways, protecting the quality of the roads. Overweight freight tends to damage and degrade roadways over time, making them more dangerous to drive on and requiring costly repairs. Our efforts supplied the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) with more real-time data to generate planned patrols, lowering incidences for overweight freight. These visualizations create a safer driving experience throughout the state of North Carolina, resulting in lowered traffic fatalities.

The Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) is an institutional center located at NC State University. Chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1978, ITRE conducts surface and air transportation research, training, and technical support activities for municipal, state, federal, and international clients in order to address critical transportation issues. ITRE is committed to developing leadership in its study of transportation issues through fostering analytical thinking, integrating technology in education and research, serving as a catalyst for problem solving, and cultivating professionals and students dedicated to excellence in transportation.